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| The music video has a 1960s theme and setting |
At the Golden Globes this year, singer Laufey was on the red carpet, but the photographers didn't know who she was.
They repeatedly called her "Megan" to get her attention, but she told them, "My name isn't Megan," with a smile, but inside the two-time Grammy winner must have been fuming.
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| The singer wears a cheongsam |
Nevertheless Williams and Laufey have something in common -- they're both Wasians, or those who identify as half Asian and half white.
Somewhere along the way, Laufey conspired to bring the Canadian actor into her orbit, along with her other Wasian pals, Olympic skater Alysa Liu, Lola Tung, and Megan Skiendiel.
They all took part in Laufey's latest music video Madwoman, in a 1960s look.
"Growing up, I felt a general lack of representation for people who looked like me in music and media. With the 'Madwoman' video, I wanted to be that representation," she says in a statement.
There was a lot of hype in the countdown to the video's release, and today fans were poring over it, dissecting all the details.
In one scene the women gawk at Williams' abs, and there's a fun scene of Laufey getting angry at him and using a fish to slap him across the face, landing him in the swimming pool.
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| Choreographed dancing in the video |
Strangely Liu and Tung play mahjong poolside on the floor which is bizarre, as you need two more players and why not play at a proper table?
Then there's a nod to Wong Kar-wai's In the Mood for Love, with Laufey in a gold cheongsam (bought in Chinatown) at her vanity table (with Chanel makeup product placement), and Williams sitting on a bed waiting for her in a suit.
The video's fun, but it feels contrived, like a "this is our party and you're not invited" vibe.
In any event the Madwoman video keeps Williams' fans occupied until filming the second season of Heated Rivalry begins, and Laufey rides high on her Coachella debut. Just over 2.8 million views in 17 hours...
How mutually beneficial...
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